National Aero-Space Plane

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Aero-Space_Plane
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rockwell_X-30
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:goal reach low Earth orbit from runway takeoff
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Aero-Space Plane
gptkbp:intendedUse hypersonic flight
space access
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Rocketdyne
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney
gptkb:Rockwell_International
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas
gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkb:Lockheed
gptkbp:maximumSpeed Mach 25 (planned)
gptkbp:neverFlew true
gptkbp:notableFor advanced materials research
aerodynamic design studies
gptkbp:projectCancelled 1993
gptkbp:projectCost $3 billion (estimated)
gptkbp:propulsion piston engine
scramjet
gptkbp:purpose single-stage-to-orbit vehicle
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NASP_program
gptkb:National_Aerospace_Plane_program
gptkbp:startYear 1986
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:successor gptkb:X-43
gptkb:X-51_Waverider
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:X-30_National_Aero-Space_Plane
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6